Angsuman Chakraborty26 Feb 2009 06:27 pm
Yes, the requirement is immediate. Thousands of Americans suffer from several killer diseases like blood cancer, lymphoma, myeloma, thalassemia, sickle cell anemia etc. To cure these diseases experts recommend bone marrow transplants which ensures almost 100% remedy. But due to lack of willing donors many patients lose their life.
Bone marrow transplant involves replacement of diseased marrow with healthy ones. Bone marrow is the production house of blood cells. But it gets destroyed on excessive chemo doses implemented to kill diseased cells. This stops the blood formation. Hence the need of transplantation.
These are done in specific centres with separate bone marrow transplant unit to prevent infections. At first the healthy bone marrow of the patient is taken from the patient before chemo treatment. But if already the marrow has been damaged by any means donor remains the only other option.
Usually relatives are considered for donation. But in about 70% of the cases incompatibility of blood groups are observed. So the need of a selfless donor.
Donation of bone marrow involves a very simple procedure. You just have to complete the registration formalities which takes very short time. Once a definite match is found you are called for donation. It is a painless procedure just like blood donation but requires a little more time.
It won’t hurt you a little. On the other hand it will save a life. A life is expensive than anything else in this world. Its time to come forward and do a small job for humanity.
Learn more by calling 1-800-MARROW-2 OR VISIT www.marrow.org
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February 27th, 2009 at 7:17 am
Very quietly, buried in a 3 page article on platelet rich plasma and horse and athlete injury treatments was this epic and monumental bombshell! Do NOT underestimate how significant this is. Up till this point, the US medical establishment thought that adult stem cells were unproven, of limited potential and a waste of time and money. Now the big daddy of them all, the NIH, is jumping in with both feet! This is not a secondary back up treatment to improve red blood cell levels after chemo. This is the NIH advocating THE USE OF ADULT STEM CELLS TO TREAT DEBILITATING MEDICAL CONDITIONS!
You heard it here first! -DG
“The National Institutes for Health seem to think regenerating human muscle and bone using a person’s own adult stem cells is nearly ready for prime time.
Last week, the NIH announced to its staff that it’s CREATING A BONE MARROW-(ADULT) STEM CELL TRANSPLANT CENTER within the NIH Clinical Research Center.”
This is the first step of a long road but maybe one day soon, the multitude of Americans suffering with diseases that can be improved with adult stem cells will not have to travel overseas for treatments. We can only hope. -DG
https://repairstemcell.wordpress.com/2009/02/26/nih-says-adult-stem-cells-are-ready-for-the-prime-time-yah-baby/ [repairstemcell.wordpress.com/2009/02/26/nih-says-adult-stem-cells-are-ready-for-the-prime-time-yah-baby]
April 6th, 2009 at 4:48 pm
hi i want donate my bone marrow coz i am in need of money very urgent
if any body is intrested plz mail me or
call me 09953848694
name pawan
age 22yrs
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o+positive
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